"The incident demonstrates rapid containment of a wildfire that fluctuated in size, with a peak of 101 acres and a containment trajectory that reached 100% within five days, illustrating effective resource deployment by the jurisdictional agency."
The Pigtail wildfire, located in San Saba County, Texas, was first discovered on August 30, 2026 at 02:47 UTC. Initial reports indicated a 100‑acre blaze with 10% containment, but the fire quickly shrank to 37 acres by 15:40 UTC the same day, where containment rose to 20%. Over the next 48 hours the fire remained at 37 acres, reaching 50% containment by 01:20 UTC on August 31. After a brief increase to 101 acres later that day, containment steadily improved, reaching 85% by September 1 and 98% by September 4, before achieving full containment at 100% on September 4. The cause remains undetermined and the incident is managed by the San Fermin State Fire (SFS) agency.
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IRWIN ID: {CBFB09E2-ADE3-4D7D-BD84-4ECF95E88A95}
Discovered: Aug 30, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Managing Agency: SFS
Coordinates: 31.0639, -99.0337
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The Pigtail Fire has burned 105 acres as of September 4, 2026.
Yes, the Pigtail Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined.
The Pigtail Fire is burning in San Saba, TX.
The Pigtail Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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